Soap-handle.



S. MANHEIM.

SOAP HANDLE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED sTATEs g PATENT oEEIcE- SIGWARTH MANHEIM, 0F NEW YORK,N. Y.

solar-HANDLE.

Y Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, -SIGWARTH MANHEIM, a citizen of the United States,andk a resident of the city of New York, kborough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedSoap-Handle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to soap handles, that is, to devices employed inconnection with a bar of soap for enabling the operator to manipulatethe latter without placingvhis hands directly upon it.

My invention comprises a hollow handle made of sheet metal and having,in its entirety, the low specific gravity for enabling it to float whenplaced in water, and even to ioat the bar of soap carried'by the handle.

My invention further comprehends mechanism carried by the handle for thepurpose of enabling it to securely hold the bar of soa Y lioeference isto be had to the accompanying drawin forming a part of this specicationin w ich like vcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective showing myimproved soap handle, carrying a bar of soap, and ready for use Fig. 2is an inverted plan view of thesoap handle complete, the bar of soap,however, being removed; and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section throughthe soap handle and bar of soap.

'A lioat 4 has generally a `box-like form and is provided with an aircompartment 4a bounded by a top plate 4b and a bottom plate 4. The floatis, therefore, a hollow body, and its specific gravityis low' enough tofloat it even when it carries a bar 'of soap. Secured to the bottomplate 4c is an anchoring plate 5, and extending from the latter arebosses 6 formed into rows and staggered relatively to each other. Theanchoring.y plate 5 is further provided, upon its opposite edges, withteeth 7 and with end projections 8. The purpose of the bosses 6, teeth 7and end projections 8 is toanchor thebar of soap and hold it securely inposition,` as hereinafter described. fThe oat 4 is further provided withside extensions 9 and end-extensions 9a which project downwardly beyondthe plate 4c, as will be understood from Fig. 3. The side extensions 9are provided with slots 10 disposed in-pairs, each sideextensionhavingone pair. Extending through the slots 10 and likewisearranged 1n pairs areblades 11, each provided with Aan anchor hole 12.The blades 11 kare mounted upon leaf springs 13 and for this purpose areprovided with sleeves 14 which encircle the .springs and grip the sametightly. The leaf springs 13 are bent outwardly at their ends soas toform thumb pieces 15. Secured upon the side extensions `9 are sleeves 16through which the leaf` springs 13 extend. When the parts are in theirrespective normal positions, they appear as indicated by full lines inFig. 2.

A bar of laundry soap is shown at 17 and is of suchsize as to iitbetween the side extensions 9 and the end extensions 9a.

Patented May 21, 1912.

The operation of my device is as follows:

The soap handle is placed over a bar of soap and the thumb pieces 15 areforced outwardly so as to bend the leaf springs 13. The handle is nowforced downhard upon the bar of soap so that the teeth 7, bosses 6, andend projections 8 stick into the bar of soap. The leaf springs 13 arenow released and the blades 11 are forced into the edges of the bar ofsoap. By a gentle pressure of lthe operators lingers, the leaf springsare forced flatly up against the side extensions 9. The soap is nowsecurely held in position, being anchored, not only by the bosses 6,teeth 7 and end projections 8, but also by the blades 11. As the bladesextend in planes parallel with the general plane occulimit myself to theemployment of any particular kind of soap tobe used in connection withit.

Having thus described invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by LettersPatent is 1. The combination of a hollow handleprovided with side extensions having slots,

leaf springs mounted upon said side extensions, and blades mounted uponsaid leafV springs and extending into said slots' for the purpose ofpenetrating a Vbar of soap.

. V2. The combination of a floating member vprovided with a surface forengaging a bar of soap, leaf springs Carried by said floating member,and blades mounted upon said leaf springs, said blades bein@ bentoutwardly at their ends and being fjormed into thumb pieces.

3. As an article of manufacture, a soap handle comprising a hollowhandle provided .with extending portions having slots therein, leafsprings mounted upon said extending portions and bent outwardly to formthumb pieces, blades carried by said leaf springs and extending-throughsaid slots, and an anchoring plate secured to said boX- like member andprovided with anchors for engaging a bar of soap.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speeication in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SIGWARTH MANHEIM.

Witnesses:

JOHN SOHMIDLEIN, ANNIE MANHEIM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

